Summary:
Big Spring, Texas is served by a single high school, Big Spring High School, which educates 982 students in grades 9 through 12 within the Big Spring Independent School District (Isd).
As the only high school in the city, Big Spring High School's performance directly defines the district's high school metrics. The school has consistently earned a 2-star rating, placing it in the 30th to 32nd percentile statewide, which indicates it performs below the median of Texas high schools. A key strength is its favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, suggesting smaller class sizes. Academically, the school shows a clear disparity between subjects: Biology is its strongest area, with 64.32% proficiency (just 6.19 points below the state average), while U.S. History is its weakest, with 52.78% proficiency—a significant 17.39 points below the state average. The school's graduation rate is a solid 90%, but its dropout rate of 2.1% is notably higher than the district average of 1.6%, which is a potential concern given that the school is the district for high school grades.
Year-over-year data shows inconsistent improvement, with notable gains in Algebra I (from 30.05% to 39.41%) and Biology (53.91% to 64.32%) between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, but only marginal progress in English I Reading and U.S. History. A unique finding is that for all subjects except Algebra I, the school's proficiency rate is identical to the district's, confirming that the school's performance is the district's performance. The Algebra I exception (school at 39.41% vs. district at 46.11%) suggests some students may be tested at a different campus. Overall, Big Spring High School offers a close-knit learning environment with areas of academic strength in science, but faces clear challenges in history and math that parents should be aware of.
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